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CFOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY, I WILL, WHETHER AGREEMENT IS
REACHED OR A LIMIT IS IMPOSED, LICENSE THE 27,174 LB. AGAINST CAT. 54 QUOTA IF ASKED TO BY EXPORTERS,)
10. IF LIMITS ARE TO BE IMPOSED, PRESUMABLY THEY CANNOT BE LOVER TRAN THE OFFERS IN YOUR TELEGRAM 7 SINCE EVEN UNREASONABLE
PEOPLE ARE UNLIKELY TO HAVE MADE OFFERS WHICH WOULD RESULT IN
CONCENTRATION BEYOND AN UNACCEPTABLE LEVEL.
11. TOWELS
(A) SEE PARENTHESIS IN PARA. 2 A3OVE.
(3) WE CANNOT AGREE TO EXERCISE CONTROL BY TSUSA CLASSIFICATIONS
SEE PARA. 11 OF THE BILATERAL.
(c) CATEGORISATION BY VALUE IS IMPRACTICASLE AND WOULD BE
EFFECTIVE
(D) SINCE WE CONTROL ON THE BASIS OF THE 64 CATEGORIES WE DO NOT
HAVE PERFORMANCE FIGURES IN WHICH TO EVALUATE THE PROPOSAL.
(E) BUT YOUR PARA. 3 CLEARLY IMPLIES A CUTBACK ON PRESENT LEVEL
OF TRADE.
(F) WE ACCEPT OUR OBLIGATION TO CONSIDER A REVISION OF THE AGREEMENT
UNDER PARA. 16 BUT CANNOT ACCEPT A SUGGESTION THAT A NEW SPECIFIC
LIMIT BE ADDED
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CID CONTRARY TO PARA. 17
(11) WITHOUT ANY SUPPORTING EVIDENCE (IF THERE ARE NO STATISTICS
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HOW CAN ANYONE KNOW OR SHOW THAT OUR EXPORTS POSE A SPECIAL
PROBLEM FOR THE INDUSTRY' ?
(111) WHEN THE PRINCIPAL SUPPLIER IS TO BE LEFT UNTOUCHED.
(IV) WHEN EXPORTS IN THE JOINT CATEGORY ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING
AT SUCH A LOW LEVEL,
FCO FLEASE PASS PRIORITY TO WASHINGTON.
SIR D. TRENCH
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
HONG KONG DEPT.
TRADE POLICY DEPT.
COMMODIES DEPT.
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